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Diabetes Blogger Jenny Ruhl Questioning Her Use of Facebook

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How Has the U.S. Diet Changed Over the Last Century?

 Beth Mazur over at Weight Maven has posted a lecture by Dr. Stephan Guyenet in which he outlines the changes in American diet over the last 100 years.  It’s only 16 minutes long.  You may  find an explanation for our excess weight problem. On … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Woolley Reviews Diabetic Diets

…at her About.com column on type 2 diabetes.  I don’t endorse everything there; just thought you might be interested. I still see doctors at the hospital order “ADA diet” (American Diabetes Association) for their patients with diabetes. There is no … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Blood Sugar Solution

I just finished reading the No.2 book at Amazon.com, The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Progam for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!  Published in 2012, the author is Dr. Mark Hyman. I give it three stars per … Continue reading

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Does Eating Meat, Poultry, and Fish Ruin Your Mood?

Your mood might improve if you restrict meat, poultry, and fish, according to a pilot study in Nutrition Journal.  I don’t have time to read it anytime soon.  Why don’t you, and comment below? -Steve Reference:  Beezhold, Bonnie and Johnston, … Continue reading

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Noteworthy People With Diabetes

dLife maintains a list of famous, prominent, or noteworthy folks who have or had diabetes.  I mention it here in case you have diabetes and sometimes feel like it’s got you by the throat and is ruining your life.  Be … Continue reading

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FDA Approves Exenatide for Once Weekly Use

Once-weekly injection of exenatide, sold in the U.S. as Bydureon, has been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  It’s main competitors are Byetta (exenatide  injected twice daily) and Victoza  (liraglutide).  Byetta  and Bydureon are made by the … Continue reading

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Brenna Reviews Sugar Substitutes

Dietitian Brenna at Eating Simple has a recent post on sugar substitutes, which I sometimes refer to as non-caloric sweeteners (not entirely accurate).  She reviewed sucralose, saccharine, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium.  Not sure why she didn’t cover sugar alcohols like … Continue reading

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Can Diabetes Be Prevented?

Paula Deen’s recent announcement of her type 2 diabetes got me to thinking about diabetes prevention again.  If you’re at high risk of developing diabetes you can reduce your risk of full-blown type 2 diabetes by 58% with intensive lifestyle … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Smarter Science of Slim

I  recently read The Smarter Science of Slim, by Jonathan Bailor and published in 2012.   Per Amazon.com’s rating system, I give it four stars (“I like it”). ♦   ♦   ♦ Mr. Bailor’s weight-management diet avoids grains, most dairy, oils, refined … Continue reading

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